The month of February ushers in the season of love and friendship. The Valentine Week begins with Rose Day on the 7th and lasts till the 14th - and this is the time when you can feel the love in the atmosphere around. So, we thought of compiling a list of some mouth-watering Valentine's special recipes which will help you confess your feelings and enjoy a hearty meal as well. 


Recipe: Valentine love maple marinate baked salmon


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Prep time-20 min Serves-04


Ingredients


Maple syrup ¼ cup


Soy sauce 02 tbsp


Garlic clove mince 01


Garlic salt ¼ tsp


Ground black pepper 1/8 tsp


Salmon fillet 01 pound



Method


In a small bowl, mix maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt and pepper. Place salmon in a shallow baking tray and coat with marinade and refrigerate for 30 min. Preheat oven to 200* C.


Place baking dish in preheated oven and bake salmon uncovered for 20 min. Remove genteelly and place it on a serving dish, with a lemon wedge, parsley and pickled beetroot hearts.


By Chef Vikram Shokeen


Jr. Sous Chef


AT The Ashok, New Delhi


Recipe 2: Tray Roast Leg Of Lamb


Tray roast leg of lamb in hung curd Chick pea marination, with roast veggies


The flavours in this recipe are Moroccan based.


Ingredient


Leg of lamb – 01


Coriander seeds -02 tsp


Peeled and chopped garlic- 03


Coriander – 01 bunch


Mint – 01 large bunch


Chick peas (boiled and drain)- 400 gm


Salt- 01 tsp


Ground pepper – 01 tsp


Lemon juice – 01 tdsp


Hung curd – 500 gm


Baby turnips – 12


Baby carrot (scrubbed)– 06


Squash – 02


Cheery tomatoes -10


Red onion – 02


Garlic bulb -01


Ground cumin- 2 tsp


Olive oil – 4 tsp



Method


1. Score the lamb on both sides. Using a food processor, grind up coriander seeds, garlic, fresh coriander, mint and half of chickpeas until you have a paste.


2. Season this marinade with salt and fresh ground pepper, then add lemon juice and yoghurt. Put the other half of this marinade in the fridge.


3. Coat lamb with this marinade. Leave it in the fridge for 24 hrs.


4. Preheat the oven to 200*C. Place turnip and carrot in a roasting tray with the Squash, onion, garlic and reaming chickpeas, then sprinkle with the cumin, salt and pepper.


5. Drizzle with olive oil and toss together to coat.


6. Cook for about and 1 hour, tossing the vegetable halfway through.


7. Serve the lamb well cooked with the veggies.


8. Drizzle with rum and flambé (optional)


By Chef Vikram Shokeen


Jr. Sous Chef


AT The Ashok , New Delhi


Recipe 3: Red Velvet Pastry


Ingredients


Dry Ingredients


Plain Cake flour - 400 gms


Cocoa Powder Unsweetened - 10 gms


Baking soda - 05 gms


Pinch of salt


Wet Ingredients


Unsalted butter softened - 115 gms


Caster Sugar - 330 gms


Eggs - 02 Nos


Vegetable Oil - 250 ml


White Vinegar - 1 tsp


Vanilla Extract - 2 tsp


Buttermilk - 250 ml


Red Liquid Food Colouring - 2 tblsp


Frosting


Philadelphia Cream Cheese - 400 gms


Unsalted Butter - 115gms


Vanilla Extract - 1 ½ tsp


Icing sugar - 450 gms



Method


1. Preheat oven to 180 C/350F. Butter a baking tray (sides and base) and dust with cocoa powder.


2. Sift the dry ingredients and whisk to combine in a bowl.


3. Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric beater or in a stand mixer until smooth and well combined.


4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating in between to combine. At first it will look curdle keep beating until it's smooth.


5. Add vegetable oil, vinegar, vanilla, buttermilk and red food colouring. Beat until combined and smooth


6. Add Dry Ingredients. Beat until just combined - some small lumps are ok, that's better than over mixing.


7. Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes on the same shelf, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.


8. Rest for 10 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.


By Chef Prajit


Bakery Chef


At The Ashok, New Delhi


Here's hoping you celebrate the day with your loved ones and savour these special delicacies.


A very Happy Valentine's Week to all!